. The American sportsman: . ree different quantities of powder can be measured out, to suitthe capacities of different guns. The size of the flask must ofcourse be regulated by the amount of shooting to be done. Theone we use will hold very nearly a pound of powder; and wedoubt very much whether these flasks Avere ever made of a largersize, except when particularly ordered for wild-fowl shooting, orother purposes of a similar nature. We are, however, in favor ofa small flask, for convenience as well as safety, even if we areforced to replenish it several times during a days shooting. Weseldom
. The American sportsman: . ree different quantities of powder can be measured out, to suitthe capacities of different guns. The size of the flask must ofcourse be regulated by the amount of shooting to be done. Theone we use will hold very nearly a pound of powder; and wedoubt very much whether these flasks Avere ever made of a largersize, except when particularly ordered for wild-fowl shooting, orother purposes of a similar nature. We are, however, in favor ofa small flask, for convenience as well as safety, even if we areforced to replenish it several times during a days shooting. Weseldom or never more than half fill ours; but when we have nomarker along to carry extra ammunition, and hope to enjoy a finedays sport, we are tempted to fill it to the brim. The dampness,or rather the salt air, of the sea-shore, is very apt to disarrangethe spring or screw of these flasks, and it consequently requiresour particular attention ; a little oil or mercurial ointment appliedto it will prevent the accumulation of ONE BARREL USED MORE THAN THE OTHER. The right barrel, in the hands of all sportsmen, is used morefrequently than the left, and consequently in old guns is generallyfound to be far thinner than the left. This habit ought to beavoided as much as possible, and the novice should accustom him-self to pull the trigger of the left-hand barrel with the samefacility that he does the right. 372 lewiss AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. SHOT-BAGS OR POUCHES. The old style of shot-bag, strung around the neck, with its brasscharger attached, is entirely ruled out of the catalogue of sport-ing apparatus, and is now seldom seen, except in the hands ofsome old-fashioned country sporting friend, who still fondly clingsto the antiquated notions and prejudices of his forefathers. Thisbag has given place to the more convenient and more likely-look-ing leather pouch, which can be stowed away in the pocket, and,though containing several pounds of shot, lies so snugly in itsplace as scarcely t
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